Trevor | November 23

Megan McDuffee is the winner of the 2020 Best Independent Composer title at the Annual Game Music Awards. While known primarily for her work on the River City Girls series, her music also appears in numerous other games, shows, and movie trailers. She took time to answer a few questions about composing game soundtracks, her personal endeavours, and future dark, twisted ambitions.

Trevor | April 28

Sunset Devils promises a robust pixel art western adventure, complete with a meticulous reloading system.

Trevor | February 16

The Star Fox series has a plethora of terrible ideas, but one exceptional title makes up for all of them.

Trevor | March 29

In the wake of Resident Evil 4 (2023) I went back and played many older games from the series. In doing so, I am more convinced than ever Resident Evil 4 (2005) is lightning in a bottle, and the series has chased lightning ever since.

Trevor | November 30

Last night, Dragalia Lost reached end of service. This article serves as a eulogy for a forgotten—and curiously good—mobile game.

Trevor | May 29

Coffee paintings, bat romance, and a whole lot of NBA Jam. Here’s a tour of all the artistic creativity, famous faces, and retro collections on display at the 5th annual BVGC.

Trevor | October 29

Drew Dunaj is a game designer, musician, owner of many cats, and the co-founder of 8points.

Trevor | August 10

The Grand Bamboo Battle Charity Event Qualifier wrapped up Monday night, and yours truly attended. If you've ever wanted to compete yourself, or are just curious how it works, I'm here to demystify the process. How did it go, you ask? You may want to read the title again.

Trevor | April 27

Koyorin is a freelance artist, fellow FFXIV junkie, and character designer for Haven. I recently stepped into Koyorin's world of color and chrome to ask about their career path, personal works, and favorite Hades weapons.

Trevor | March 14

Welcome to yet another entry on fighting games. This time we turn our attention to acronyms, character archetypes, and pay a visit to the Saikyo dojo.

Trevor | March 13

We’re back with more frame data, more hurt boxes, and more fighting game terminology. This time we're tackling throws, cancels, and the dreaded oki.

Trevor | February 26

Welcome to Live Action Games

Trevor | December 3

Once a popular business model for MMOs, the traditional subscription service approach now has only two major survivors — World of Warcraft, and Final Fantasy: XIV.

Trevor | May 22

Sora and friends frolic through many Disney lands on their quest to be keyblade masters, but not all Disneyland parks are created equal. Here's every world, ranked from worst to best.

Trevor | March 20

A powerful testament to individuality, self-reflection, and allowing people to be themselves.

Trevor | July 13

With EVO coming up, it seemed like the perfect time to brush-up on Fighting Game lingo. Let's review the current favorites and prepare with this handy visual guide!

Trevor | June 2

Life is Strange: Before The Storm is a masterclass in prequel storytelling. Like the average teenager, Before the Storm is a festering tempest of contradictions - beautiful and haunting, light and heavy, uplifting and crushing.

Trevor | May 5

In a previous segment, we visited Beat 'Em Ups at their highest and most profitable point. This time, we're looking at how technological shifts took their toll on the genre, outright killed it, and then remade it into something new.

Trevor | April 8

From the mid-eighties to the late-ninties, a single genre of Arcade game ate more quarters than any DDR or Metal Slug machine. Which genre, you might ask? That depends -- Are you a bad enough dude to read an entire article about the history of Beat 'Em Ups?

Trevor | October 24

Black Hole Hazard is an excellent example of how much mileage you can get out of framing layers of complexity around simple core mechanics.

Trevor | August 16

Redactem is Elliott Marc Jones's first release. He recently took some time out of his day to answer our inquiries about life-changing moves, steam achievements, game design, and future plans.

Trevor | August 5

Redactem may not be much of a looker, but looks ain't everything. If you're willing to forgive its blemishes, Redactem delivers clever puzzles that force you to think smarter.

Staff | July 29

Well, that was unexpected. We were nominated for a Liebster Award by another gaming blog, which means we get to respond with answers to their questions and a few questions of our own.

Trevor | April 11

Dear Journal, ends up I'm a farmer now. I arrived in a town with no money, no tools, no cattle, and everyone still expects gifts from me. Thanks for the one way ticket to narcissist town, Grandpa.

Trevor | December 14

Game characters are made of carefully arranged 0’s and 1’s, but they can feel like so much more when assembled right.

Trevor | October 12

For every BioShock, there’s an Other M lying in wait.

Alan | July 9

Sometimes an upbeat, memorable soundtrack is all a game really needs to succeed. Here are ten titles that offer fantastic experiences based on their soundtracks alone, regardless of the games themselves.